Hypertext Webster Gateway: "belie"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Belie \Be*lie"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele['o]gan; pref. be-
+ le['o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.]
1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with,
falsehood.

Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues.
--Dryden.

2. To give a false representation or account of.

Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. --Shak.

3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.

Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him.
--Shak.

4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] --Dryden.

5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] ``The breath of slander doth
belie all corners of the world.'' --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

belie
v 1: be in contradiction with [syn: {contradict}, {negate}]
2: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my
intentions" [syn: {misrepresent}]

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